STEM outreach program of Smart Control Helicopter competition in Malaysia: a descriptive analysis

The objective of the paper is to present findings of a Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) outreach program on Smart Control Helicopter. The program involved 27 school students in Selangor, Malaysia where they learned a microcontroller board called Arduino to control mini helic...

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Main Authors: Sabirin Abdullah, Roslinda Rosli, Gan, Kok Beng, Mardina Abdullah, Lilia Halim, Norisza Dalila Ismail
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17357/
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author Sabirin Abdullah,
Roslinda Rosli,
Gan, Kok Beng
Mardina Abdullah,
Lilia Halim,
Norisza Dalila Ismail,
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Gan, Kok Beng
Mardina Abdullah,
Lilia Halim,
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description The objective of the paper is to present findings of a Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) outreach program on Smart Control Helicopter. The program involved 27 school students in Selangor, Malaysia where they learned a microcontroller board called Arduino to control mini helicopters. Students had exposed to the procedures to assemble simple circuits for the control system, the connection process of the circuit to a microcontroller, and communication with the computer. The activity has equipped the students with basic knowledge in performing accurate programming to maneuver a mini helicopter. A few university students assisted the learning activities based on a developed module. The program was conducted in the form of a competition to self-motivate the students. The students completed a questionnaire and quiz on the technical knowledge of technology and electronics. As a result, students were able to gain knowledge on the related skills and showed active participation during the hands-on activities.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:173572021-08-23T02:31:25Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17357/ STEM outreach program of Smart Control Helicopter competition in Malaysia: a descriptive analysis Sabirin Abdullah, Roslinda Rosli, Gan, Kok Beng Mardina Abdullah, Lilia Halim, Norisza Dalila Ismail, The objective of the paper is to present findings of a Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) outreach program on Smart Control Helicopter. The program involved 27 school students in Selangor, Malaysia where they learned a microcontroller board called Arduino to control mini helicopters. Students had exposed to the procedures to assemble simple circuits for the control system, the connection process of the circuit to a microcontroller, and communication with the computer. The activity has equipped the students with basic knowledge in performing accurate programming to maneuver a mini helicopter. A few university students assisted the learning activities based on a developed module. The program was conducted in the form of a competition to self-motivate the students. The students completed a questionnaire and quiz on the technical knowledge of technology and electronics. As a result, students were able to gain knowledge on the related skills and showed active participation during the hands-on activities. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17357/1/05.pdf Sabirin Abdullah, and Roslinda Rosli, and Gan, Kok Beng and Mardina Abdullah, and Lilia Halim, and Norisza Dalila Ismail, (2020) STEM outreach program of Smart Control Helicopter competition in Malaysia: a descriptive analysis. Jurnal Kejuruteraan, 3 (1(SI)). pp. 29-34. ISSN 0128-0198 https://www.ukm.my/jkukm/si-31-2020/
spellingShingle Sabirin Abdullah,
Roslinda Rosli,
Gan, Kok Beng
Mardina Abdullah,
Lilia Halim,
Norisza Dalila Ismail,
STEM outreach program of Smart Control Helicopter competition in Malaysia: a descriptive analysis
title STEM outreach program of Smart Control Helicopter competition in Malaysia: a descriptive analysis
title_full STEM outreach program of Smart Control Helicopter competition in Malaysia: a descriptive analysis
title_fullStr STEM outreach program of Smart Control Helicopter competition in Malaysia: a descriptive analysis
title_full_unstemmed STEM outreach program of Smart Control Helicopter competition in Malaysia: a descriptive analysis
title_short STEM outreach program of Smart Control Helicopter competition in Malaysia: a descriptive analysis
title_sort stem outreach program of smart control helicopter competition in malaysia: a descriptive analysis
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17357/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17357/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17357/1/05.pdf